…Or maybe… OK, OK! We’ll be the “sweet ones” and won’t keep all the good things just to ourselves! Right? 🙂OK. So now that I hopefully made you smile 🙂 (which is the healthiest thing that we can actually do for ourselves!), lets get straight to the big-big secret behind the wonderful fat-free and sugar-free “Nutella” spread!So, what makes all these wonderful things happen?Here’s the breakdown: (let’s see if you’ll have that “a-ha!” moment, since it’s really super-simple!)

What makes it fat-free? Well, because we’re living in the XXI Century where people had developed all sorts of wonders including the all-natural, fat-free powdered nut butters (aka PB-8, and I am officially addicted!). At first it was just the powdered peanut butter that was available, but now we can also get the almond and the hazelnut varieties! And it’s precisely what I used. This powdered hazelnut butter is 95% fat-free (which makes this “Nutella about 99% fat-free because the hazelnut butter is just one of the ingredients. I thought it was OK to round it up to call it fat-free).

What makes it sugar-free? Well, you could’ve guessed that! Can you guess? OK, I’ll tell you! It’s the dates! Yes, the mighty dates that I’ve been loving ever since I made my Healthy Caramel! Not only the dates are super-sweet. They also create all the bulk in this recipe (instead of the regular nut butters that are used in the regular “Nutella”-like spreads along with the other not-so-healthy ingredients such as syrups, oils, and additives…)

Healthy Fat-Free and Sugar-Free Nutella

This Healthy Fat-Free Hazelnut Spread is all-natural, sugar-free, low-calorie, super-easy to make (3 ingredients only!), and also paleo, gluten-free and vegan!

Course Condiment, Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time10minutes

Total Time10minutes

Servings10servings

Ingredients

6ozpitted datesor 20 dates

3tbsppowdered hazelnut butter

3tbspcocoa powder

Instructions

Soak the dates in the hot water for at least 1 hour or overnight. When the dates have been soaked their rough skins slide right off them. Peel the dates and put them in a blender or a processor along with 2 tbsp of soaking liquid. (if you want a thinner spread, add another tbsp of soaking liquid. For a super-thick spread only add 1 tbsp of liquid).

Add the powdered hazelnut butter and the cocoa powder to the blender and blend until the mixture is very smooth. And... this is it!